José de Rico explained

José de Rico
Birth Name:José Manuel León Hierro
Birth Date:27 December 1982
Birth Place:Barcelona, Spain
Genre:Mambo, Reggaeton, Electro latino, Latín House, Urbano Latino, Pop
Years Active:2009–present
Label:Roster Music
Associated Acts:Henry Mendez, Juan Magan, Dario Nuñez, Jay Santos

José de Rico (full name José Manuel León Hierro born in Barcelona, Spain in 1982) is a Spanish DJ, producer and songwriter.

Biography

He worked in the Spanish electronic and dance music station Loca FM for 5 years gaining media coverage and a big following. He started producing for his own with a distinctive unique style starting 2009. Affiliated with "Roster Music", he has collaborated with a number of artists in Spain and internationally and considered one of the major Spanish DJs and producers. He mixed more than 100 tracks since 2009 and taken part in many music festivals.

His fame and international recognition increased after collaboration with Dominican reggaeton, house, Latin and dance act Henry Mendez with two charting hits "Te fuiste", "Rayos de sol" and "Noche de estrellas", hits in Spain and eventually internationally. According to PROMUSICAE, "Rayos de sol" was the third biggest single in Spain in 2012.[1] According to the same year-end chart, "Noche de estrellas" was the 43rd best selling single.

Discography

Singles

Year! scope="col" rowspan="2"
TitlePeak chart positionsCertificationsAlbum
SPA
[2]
AUT
[3]
BEL
(Vl)

[4]
BEL
(Wa)

[5]
FRA
[6]
SWI
[7]
2012"Te fuiste"
(José de Rico & Henry Mendez)
34[8] 62
"Rayos de sol"
(José de Rico feat. Henry Mendez)
2[9] 11 10 16 4 8 Gold (SPAIN) [10]
(3rd best selling single in 2012 in Spain)
"Noche de estrellas"
(José de Rico & Henry Mendez feat. Jay Santos)
5[11] 157 (SPAIN)
(43rd best selling single in 2012 in Spain)
2013"Sientelo"
(José de Rico)
41[12]
2014"Soltera"
(José de Rico feat. Danny Romero & Fito Blanko)
2015"Mas que una amiga"
(José de Rico feat. Adrián Rodríguez)
"Darte"
(José de Rico & Danny Romero)
2016"Chocobongo"
(José de Rico & Henry Mendez)
"Que te aguante otro"
(José de Rico feat. Fito Blanko & D'William)
"Bésame"
(José de Rico feat. Lucia Gil)
2017"Bailemos"
(José de Rico feat. Crazy Design)
"Cupido"
(José de Rico feat. Henry Mendez & Dani J)
Featured in
Year! scope="col" rowspan="2"
TitlePeak chart positionsCertificationsAlbum
SPA
2013"Si te vuelvo a ver"
(DCS feat. José de Rico)
48[13]
2014"Me gusta"
(Dj R'AN feat. José de Rico, Willy William & Anna Tores)
"Si unas palabras bastan"
(Andy & Lucas feat. José de Rico)
2016"Desnúdate"
(Dani J feat. José de Rico)
2017"Una noche mas"
(DaniRep X José de Rico)
Other productions(Selective)

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: PROMUSICAE: TOP 50 CANCIONES ANUAL 2012 . 2013-07-12 . 2013-01-24 . https://web.archive.org/web/20130124102447/http://www.promusicae.org/files/listasanuales/canciones/Top%2050%20Canciones%20Anual%202012.pdf . dead .
  2. http://spanishcharts.com/search.asp?search=Jose+De+Rico&cat=s SpanishCharts.com Jose De Rico discography (Spain)
  3. http://austriancharts.at/showperson.asp?name=Jos%E9+de+Rico AustrianCharts.com Jose de Rico discography (Austria)
  4. http://www.ultratop.be/en/showitem.asp?interpret=Jose+de+Rico+feat%2E+Henry+Mendez&titel=Rayos+de+sol&cat=s Ultratop.be Henry Mendes discography (Belgium (Vlanders))
  5. http://www.ultratop.be/en/showitem.asp?interpret=Jose+de+Rico+feat%2E+Henry+Mendez&titel=Rayos+de+sol&cat=s BelgianCharts.com Henry Mendes discography (Belgium (Wallonia))
  6. http://lescharts.com/showperson.asp?name=Jos%E9+de+Rico LesCharts.com Jose de Rico discography (France)
  7. http://swisscharts.com/showitem.asp?interpret=Jose+de+Rico+feat%2E+Henry+Mendez&titel=Rayos+de+sol&cat=s swissCharts.com Henry Mendes discography (Switzerland)
  8. http://spanishcharts.com/showitem.asp?interpret=Jose+de+Rico+%2F+Henry+Mendez&titel=Te+fuiste&cat=s "Te fuiste" page
  9. http://spanishcharts.com/showitem.asp?interpret=Jose+de+Rico+feat%2E+Henry+Mendez&titel=Rayos+de+sol&cat=s "Rayos de sol" page
  10. Web site: Top 50 Canciones Anual 2012 . Promuiscae.es . 2013-01-15 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20130124102447/http://www.promusicae.org/files/listasanuales/canciones/Top%2050%20Canciones%20Anual%202012.pdf . 2013-01-24 .
  11. http://spanishcharts.com/showitem.asp?interpret=Jose+De+Rico+%26+Henry+Mendez+feat%2E+Jay+Santos&titel=Noche+de+estrellas&cat=s "Noche de estrellas" page
  12. http://spanishcharts.com/showitem.asp?interpret=Jose+de+Rico&titel=Sientelo&cat=s "Sientelo" page
  13. http://spanishcharts.com/showitem.asp?interpret=DCS+feat%2E+Jose+De+Rico&titel=Si+te+vuelvo+a+ver&cat=s "Si te vuelvo a ver" page